GD versions before 2.86 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of filename arguments in _make_filehandle.

GD::Image::_make_filehandle opens a filename argument with Perl's 2-arg open(), so a filename that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") or begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") is run as a command or redirect rather than opened as a file. _make_filehandle is the single open path behind every filename-accepting constructor (new, newFromPng, newFromJpeg, and the rest); the in-memory *Data variants do not open a path and are unaffected.

Any caller that forwards untrusted input to one of these constructors as a pathname can run an arbitrary command or truncate a file under the process UID.

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4638-1 libgd-perl security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6345-1 libgd-perl security update
Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to GD 2.86 or later, which opens filename arguments with a 3-arg read open so the filename is never interpreted as a command or redirect.


Workaround

For deployments that cannot upgrade to 2.86, do not pass untrusted input as a pathname to GD::Image constructors. Callers can open the file themselves and pass the resulting filehandle, which bypasses the affected string path.

History

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Description GD versions before 2.86 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of filename arguments in _make_filehandle. GD::Image::_make_filehandle opens a filename argument with Perl's 2-arg open(), so a filename that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") or begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") is run as a command or redirect rather than opened as a file. _make_filehandle is the single open path behind every filename-accepting constructor (new, newFromPng, newFromJpeg, and the rest); the in-memory *Data variants do not open a path and are unaffected. Any caller that forwards untrusted input to one of these constructors as a pathname can run an arbitrary command or truncate a file under the process UID.
Title GD versions before 2.86 for Perl allow OS command injection and file overwrite via a 2-arg open() of filename arguments in _make_filehandle
Weaknesses CWE-73
CWE-78
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-21T13:34:16.065Z

Reserved: 2026-06-07T19:26:46.259Z

Link: CVE-2026-11526

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-21T13:34:16.065Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-14T12:16:22.403

Modified: 2026-06-16T15:41:12.897

Link: CVE-2026-11526

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-17T23:30:04Z

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